Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, an international survey, led by University of Queensland researchers, has found. The research is published in Addiction.
Mar 19, 2025
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Contrary to popular belief, young adults can experience significant acute and even chronic pain—which can motivate them to use cannabis.
Mar 18, 2025
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Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger ...
Mar 18, 2025
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A paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research indicates that different nicotine pouches, which have become very popular in recent years, particularly among young people, may influence user preferences very differently. An investigation ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Most people know about the connection between cigarettes and cancer risk, but does drinking cause cancer? It's something rarely discussed, despite years of evidence that alcohol increases cancer risk.
Mar 17, 2025
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A recent study led by Emily Hackworth, a 2024 graduate of the Arnold School's Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, and co-authors has found that youth (ages 16–19) with internalizing mental health symptoms ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Making it easy to access naloxone kits to reverse the effects of opioid poisoning will help save lives, according to research published in theCanadian Medical Association Journal) that looks at the best placements for these ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Smoking rates have fallen more quickly in the north of England compared to other regions, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Mar 19, 2025
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Health officials are warning about a rise in injuries linked to the misuse of nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas.
Mar 17, 2025
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In Philadelphia, fatal overdoses are the No. 3 cause of death after heart disease and cancer. That's been the case each year since 2016, except in 2020 and 2021 when COVID-19 deaths outpaced overdose deaths. The vast majority ...
Mar 17, 2025
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